Winifred Nicholson

Michael Parkin Fine Art, London

London, Crane Kalman Gallery, Winifred Nicholson: Recent Paintings, 24th March-15th April 1981, no.6;
London, Michael Parkin Gallery, British Art 1890-1960, 29th February- 23th March 1984, no.37;
London, Michael Parkin Gallery, Cornwall 1925-75, February-March 1985, no.92;
London, Tate, Winifred Nicholson, 1987, no.21, illustrated p.85.

The board, which is inherently uneven, is in good overall condition on both sides. The thick paint surface on 'Cyclamen' is in good overall condition. On 'Paris Light' there is scattered craquelure, flecks of paint loss and surface dirt across the surface. Examination under ultra-violet light reveals scattered areas of small spots of retouching in all four quadrants on both sides of the board. Paris Light is behind glass. Presented within a cream slip in a wooden frame.
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Paris Light is a depiction of Nicholson's flat at 48 Quai d'Auteuil circa 1933-1934. Nicholson has chosen a view point underneath her glass table so that the shadow of a vase of flowers on the table is cast onto the ceiling.

We are grateful to Jovan Nicholson for his kind assistance with the cataloguing of this lot.

A new book about Winifred Nicholson's painting is being prepared by Christopher Andreae to be published by Lund Humphries in 2009, endorsed by Winifred Nicholson's Trustees. There are paintings which have been lost sight of, and we ask owners of pictures by Winifred Nicholson to contact Christopher Andreae in confidence: c/o Sotheby's, 20^th Century British Art Department, 34-35 New Bond Street, London. W1A 2AA.